Friday, June 20, 2025, marks Nexstar’s 29th Founder’s Day, and community events are being held all across the country.

We are excited to announce a new, stronger TV signal for Eastern Idaho. KIFI Local News 8 is replacing its VHF channel 8 with a UHF channel 18, but viewers will see it as channel 8.

Details affecting local, regional and national news events of the day are provided by the News Channel 8 Team as well as updates on weather and traffic.

Channel 8 will return to DirecTV temporarily amid a dispute between Channel 8’s owner, Nexstar Media Group, and the satellite service provider.

IDAHO FALLS, ID (KIFI) – KIFI Local News 8 is welcoming back experienced journalist and former Channel 8 anchor Doug Long to the station as Evening Anchor.

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